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VO I- L r iVJ IX. GAINESVILLE, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 26. 1898 NUMBER 48 ANY P 'e and invite its trading public to inspect our enormous stock of Spring Merchandise, which has just arrived, We are able to show some special bargains, 2,000 va ni s v, !i i t e Di m i t v Rem - I'its. 1 to 10 yds lengths. Value 4c, 15c and 18c. At ioc yd. Special feale 15c yd. 1 1,000 yards white Lace Stripe 2,500 yds figured Organdie, more 2,000 yds Shirting Prints, sec Lawn. Value 15c. than 100 different patterns, ele onds, remnants. At ioc yd. gant line colors, value 124c to 15c. At ioc. At 2 I-2C. 1,000 >(!= figured Lawn, latest We are having large ■sales daily styles and full line patterns, 10c 2,000 yds Percale Remnants, 2 of our 4.-4 Bleaching Remnants, quality. L ^ . to 10 yds; the 10c grade. best goods made. At 7 i-2c. At 5c. At 6 I-2C* 3,000 yds 36-inch Merrimack Percales, perfect goods and beau tiful patterns, over fifty styles. Sold everywhere for 12^c and 15c. At ioc. 10—4 Sheeting worth 15c. At ioc. Our line of* Laces and Embroideries are said to toe tlie Newest, Handsomest and Cheapest ever shown in this ciiv. If you are not a customer oi ours already you should toe. We offer toargains daily, bought through our wholesale department, which are >t obtainable toy any Hetail merchant in North Georgia. ainesYille, Ga. 10TAUQUA TO BE HELD JULY 7th TO 17th. of. A. W. Van Hoose, Platform' Manager, and Chairman Advertising Committee. sasurer’s Books now Open for Collection of lO per cent, of Stock. -Chautauqua to be Liberally Advertised, and Best Talent will be Engaged.—Season Tickets to be put on Sale.—Splendid Prospects. To Select an Orator. The Daughters of the Confederacy will meet next Friday and select an orator for Memorial day. A program will also be made out at that time for the exercises. The Confederate Veter ans and Sons of Veterans will unite with the ladies m the celebration. [he Hoard of Directors of the Chautauqua met in the parlors of the Arling- Ihesday afternoon to discuss matters pertaining to the movement. Prof. Van Hoose was put in charge of the platform work and will make con- for tlie different entertainments. He is now in correspondence -with a bureaus, lecturers, musical organizations, etc., and will begin at once [ging talent for the Chautauqua. Messrs. E. E. Kimbrough,C. S. Webb and A. irdy have been appointed an advertising committee of the association, with Yanlioose as chairman. This committee will begin at once to get out adver- ' matter,and present to the public the features of entertainment to be afford- dhe Chautauqua. The entire country, including every town, within a radius |ty miles of Gainesville will be flooded with posters and other advertising er, and the newspapers will be liberally used by the committee. It is the pion of the directors of the Chautauqua to specially attract the people of section of Northeast Georgia, that they may come and see what advantages |ffered them at the series of entertainments to be given, and more deeply [est them in the movement and in intellectual development. fhe books of the Treasurer of the association are now open for the jttion of ten percent of the stock, and each stockholder is requested to w Treasurer T. S. Campbell and pay this amount into his hands. Money t»e needed to pay for the advertising that is to be done in the immediate re. and to pay other expenses that will be coming in from time to time the movement is under headway. lie Hoard of Directors have decided to hold a session of tec days beginning May July the 7th and ending Sunday July 17th. The Chautauqua will -id in the auditorium, and it is the present intention to hold but two ms a day, morning and evening. The admission price has not yet been ■mined upon. |n a few days season tickets will be put on sale. It has been suggested, wisely it seems, that every merchant and business man take these tickets Isell xhem, or offer them as a premium on a bill of goods—the amount of )dl to be determined by the person selling'them. By this method trade P be induced to come their way, and at the same time they would be | n g the Chautauqua and interesting others in it who might not otherwise pacted. _ * pis the intention of the directors to place these tickets on sale in all the funding towns. Flowery Branch has already led the movement, a merchant it enterprising little city haying written Prof. Van Hoose this week to : him one hundred tickets at once. This is evincing the right spirit and | s that the people are becoming enthused over the movement. mon g those lecturers who will probably be secured are: Governor Bob p. of Tennessee; Rev. T.*DeWitf Talmage, of Washington: Rev. Thomas p of New York; Dr. J. L. M. Curry, and others. An impersonater and ftainer of national reputation is Byron W. King, of Pennsylvania, and an [ *611 be made to get him. Tlie musical attractions will be very great and [ features of the Chautauqua superb. A cantata, operata or some like Rinment by local talent will probably be given. All in all the pro- pe will be an excellent one, and great crowds will be attracted and enter- by it. be Gainesville chautauqua will be a grand success! The Saunders Case. No action was- taken on the applica tion of pardon for L. L. Sanders by the Prison Commission Wednesday as only one of the three commissioners was present. An effort was made to get a stay of tlie order issued turning Saun ders over to the penitentiary authori ties, as it was alleged he would go totally blind if he was put in prison, but this has not yet been allowed. i . ,7 j Saunders' friends hope he will secure a j pardon. A Strong and Reliable Firm. The Chamberlain - Johnson - Dubose Co. of Atlanta, is one of the best known firms in the South. Their customers come from all over the country and their trade is enormous. To the read ers of The Cracker they offer induce ment and we urge every one to read their advertisement carefully and con sider what they have to say. Mail or ders will be given prompt attention and when the people of Gainesville or vicinity are in Atlanta they would do well to stop and see what they offer. Lecture For Odd Fellows, Hon. H. W. J. Ham will deliver one of his famous lectures at the auditorium Monday night May 2nd for the benefit of the Gainesville Lodge of Odd Fel lows. Profs. Van Hoose and Pearce have kindly tendered the auditorium free of charge to the order for use on this occasion. The members of the order have decided to place the price of admission at twenty-five cents— within the reach of all. It is not known which one of his lectures Col. Ham will use but as they are all good nobody will be disappointed. The Odd Fellow r s hope to have a large crowd out upon this occasion. As the lecture will be a ■good one and is given for a benevolent purpose it should be liberally patron ized. _ Best of All To cleanse the system in a gentle and truly beneficial manner , when the Springtime comes, use the true and perfect remedy, Syrup of Figs. Buy the genuine. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup- Co. only, and for sale by all druggists at 50 cents per bottle. Miss May Butts Dead Miss May Butts, daughter of Rov J. W. Butts died at the home of her father at Fountain Inn, S. C., last Mon day of pneumonia. She was well known and greatly admired in Gaines ville, having made this her home with her parents several years ago. The news of her death reached the city Wednesday and caused much sadness among her former friends. The County Board of Education to Meet. The Count}^ Board of Education will meet in Gainesville Tuesday April 54h in the office of Commissioner T. H Robertson at the court house. The meeting will be an important one and many matters will come up for consid eration. The board will be re-organ ized and the three new members elect ed by tho last grand jury will be in stalled. Census enumerators will also be appointed, and they will begin im mediately the work of taking a census of the schools of the county. They Are Both Gone. Mrs. Eberhart, mother of John Eber- harfc, who was recently lined $25 and costs by Mayor Gaston for running a blind tiger, has succeeded Tn getting herself in more serious trouble than ever. John was unable to pay his fine and was working out his sentence on the streets. Monday morning Mrs. Eb erhart drove by where he was working and jerking him into the buggy drove off rapidly toward the country. Mrs. Eberhart was fined $125 by Judge Kim- sey at the January term of Hall Supe rior eourt for running a blind 'tiger but he told her he would remit $100 of her fine if she would refrain from sell ing whiskey. This she promised to do. Judge Kimsey was here Monday and when he heard of Mrs. Eberharts’ escapade, he immediately ordered her arrested and put in jail. An officer was sent out for her but she and her son escaped, and have not yet Been captured. Perhaps the city and county will get rid of two very objectionable characters if they will only stay away. Gone to Homer. • Hon. Allen D. Caqdler will have a good many of his Gainesville friends with him at Rome today when he opens his campaign for the nomination of Governor of Georgia. They will leave on the morning train in time to be at Rome when the speaking begins. Among those who expect to go are: Judge J. B. Estes, Dr. J. W. Oslin, Col. J. C. Boone* Col. J. N. Dorsey, Messrs. J. M. Oliver, C. S. Webb, T. C. Candler, J. H. Wil liamson, Sam Dunlap, and probably others. It is expected that the largest crowd ever gathered in Rome will be on hand to hear the distinguished statesman from Hall make the opening speech of his campaign. Died in "White County. Miss Emma Ivy tie died at the home of her father in White county Sunday night after a short illness at the age of twenty years. She was a young la dy admired by those who knew her and her death is the cause of much sadness among her friends. She was the daughter of Hon. Calvin Kytle, who has several times represented White- county is the Georgia legislature. The funeral services were held at Con cord church in this county Tuesday morning and were conducted by Judge J, Kimsey. The remains were in terred in the church cemetery by Un dertaker Dorsey. Candler’s Millinery Opening. Mrs. J. E. Jackson invites the people of Gainesville and vicinity to her spring millinery opening March 31st., April 1st and 2nd. She has recently returned from New York and her elegant goods are now arriving. Mrs. Jackson has been so long associated with the Gainesville people that she knows just what they - want and she invariably gets something which pleases them. Be sure to attend her opening next week. Gainesville Headquar ters. Colonel Candler will come to Gaines ville next week and open his headquar ters here for the purpose of conducting his campaign for Governor. It may be that he will take a couple of rooms at the Arlington hotel, where he will at tend to his correspondence and receive his friends. This, however, has not been fully determined upon. Colonel Candler will retire from the office of Secretary of State Thursday March 31st., and will be succeeded by Col. Bill Clifton, who was recently appoint ed by Governor Atkinson for the unex pired terra. The Candler Ce'ntral Cam paign Committee will have rooms at the Kimball in Atlanta, where Col. E. T. Brown, of Athens, and others ol Colonel Candler’s friends will remain and look after the campaign from that end. The Gainesville headquarters will be opened immediately after Colonel Candler retires from office. Don’s Complete Pile Cure The great, quick and sure cure for piles, without cutting cr pain. Guar anteed the best on the- market. For sale by all druggists.